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IBM Canada’s E.X.I.T.E. Technology camp for girls celebrated its 10th anniversary of showing 11 to 13 year olds that science is fun and exciting.

The vice-president of a Vancouver-based mobile development shop said the addition of the Webkit browser in the Blackberry 6 operating system is a huge move for RIM that could bring it closer to Apple in creating advanced applications.

The country’s new wireless startups are private entities, so figuring out how successful they’ve been isn’t easy. But one industry analyst figured Wind Mobile had signed up 100,000. There were disputes, however, about the progress of Public Mobile and Mobilicity.

Many North American jurisdictions have forbidden car drivers from using wireless phones unless they are plugged into a hands-free device. But what about accessing the apps on the phone? An Ontario transportation official told readers what to look for.

In a major win for independent Internet providers, the federal telecom regulator ruled incumbent local exchange carriers like BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada and Telus Corp. have to give ISPs wholesale access to their new – and fast — fibre networks for resale. However, the incumbents can charge ISPs 10 per cent more than their own costs. Analysts wonder if that will drag out negotiations.